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 115 STAT. 610 PUBLIC LAW 107-71—NOV. 19, 2001 49 USC 44903 note. Deadline. (3) by striking "program by January 31, 2001;" in subparagraph (F) and inserting "program;"; and (4) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting the following: "(G) work with airport operators to strengthen access control points in secured areas (including air traffic control operations areas, maintenance areas, crew lounges, baggage handling areas, concessions, and catering delivery areas) to ensure the security of passengers and aircraft and consider the deployment of biometric or similar technologies that identify individuals based on unique personal characteristics.". (d) AIRPORT SECURITY PILOT PROGRAM. — Section 44903(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(3) PILOT PROGRAMS.—The Administrator shall establish pilot programs in no fewer than 20 airports to test and evaluate new and emerging technology for providing access control and other security protections for closed or secure areas of the airports. Such technology may include biometric or other technology that ensures only authorized access to secure areas.". (e) AIRPORT SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS.—The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security shall require scheduled passenger air carriers, and airports in the United States described in section 44903(c) to develop security awareness programs for airport employees, ground crews, gate, ticket, and curbside agents of the air carriers, and other individuals employed at such airports. SEC. 107. CREW TRAINING. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 44918. Crew training "(a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, appropriate law enforcement, security, and terrorism experts, representatives of air carriers and labor organizations representing individuals employed in commercial aviation, shall develop detailed guidance for a scheduled passenger air carrier flight and cabin crew training program to prepare crew members for potential threat conditions. "(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS. —The guidance shall require such a program to include, at a minimum, elements that address the following: "(1) Determination of the seriousness of any occurrence. "(2) Crew communication and coordination. "(3) Appropriate responses to defend oneself. "(4) Use of protective devices assigned to crew members (to the extent such devices are required by the Administrator or Under Secretary). "(5) Psychology of terrorists to cope with hijacker behavior and passenger responses. "(6) Live situational training exercises regarding various threat conditions. "(7) Flight deck procedures or aircraft maneuvers to defend the aircraft.

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